INTERVIEW: Anthony McFarlane talks to Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

'It's important to know when to turn back' - an interview with Albert Lowenfels by Martin E. Fernandez-Zapico.

Dr. Albert Lowenfels made outstanding contributions to the understanding of pancreatic diseases. His exceptional achievements in the field of pancreatic epidemiology were seminal for the characterization of lifestyle factors such as smoking, drinking and obesity in the pathogenesis of pancreatic diseases. In this interview, Dr. Lowenfels shares with Pancreatology his experience as pancreatic re...

Methodological comments: McFarlane et al.

Does the McFarlane et al study provide a model for practical trials? Unfortunately, not. The methodological problems are here reviewed and used as a springboard to set out methodological criteria that might define such a model.

FeliPe henning gaia duarte

sellar and parasellar masses blocking inhibitory hypothalamic dopaminergic tonus can produce hyperprolactinemia. one of these conditions, seldom reported, is internal carotid artery aneurysm causing pituitary stalk compression and hyperprolactinemia, the majority of which is related to small increases in serum prolactin levels. the aim of this study is to report the case of a patient with an in...

Fernandez Lab - Publications

Felipe De Brigard Consciousness, Attention

In a recent paper, Christopher Mole (2008) argued in favour of the view that, according to our commonsense psychology, while consciousness is necessary for attention, attention isn’t necessary for consciousness. In this paper I offer an argument against this view. More precisely, I offer an argument against the claim that, according to our commonsense psychology, consciousness is necessary for ...